Randy Pedersen talks about a wild week in Las Vegas where he threatened to make the H&R Block Tournament of Champions final round but settled for watching two shocking finishes from the TV booth in the T of C and PBA Exempt Doubles Classic.

Michael Haugen Jr.’s chances to win his first career Major title looked bleak in the sixth frame of Sunday’s H&R Block Tournament of Champions. What followed next may go down as one of the greatest comebacks in Denny’s PBA Tour history.

After spending Wednesday night at urgent care, doctors told Michael Haugen Jr. he probably shouldn’t bowl until Thursday night. But seeing as how it was his first career PBA Tournament of Champions, Haugen ignored the doctor’s orders. Now, he’s one win away from his first career Major title.

The 2008 H&R Block Tournament of Champions is underway at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas where 54 of the greatest bowlers of all-time are competing for the $50,000 top-prize and a two-season Denny's PBA Tour exemption.

Bowling in his first event of the 2007-08 Denny’s PBA Tour season, Jason Couch holds the lead after the first round of qualifying in the 2008 H&R Block Tournament of Champions at Red Rock Lanes, one of four Majors on the Denny’s PBA Tour.

Wes Malott and Chris Barnes, who will team up Sunday in the PBA Exempt Doubles Classic, also sit 1-2 in the standings heading into match play in the 2008 H&R Block Tournament of Champions at Red Rock Lanes.

This week, Spare Shots looks ahead to the H&R Block Tournament of Champions at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas where so much is on the line, including PBA Player of the Year implications, a spot in the Motel 6 Roll to Riches and for two PBA Hall of Famers a shot at making history.

The PBA announced today it has changed the selection criteria for the 2008 H&R Block Tournament of Champions, one of four Major events on the Denny’s PBA Tour, which will take place January 23-27 at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.

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